Seating and pressure ulcers: Clinical practice guideline

Journal of Tissue Viability

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 98-108

  Stockton, Lesley ^a   Gebhardt, Kryzstof S ^b   Clark, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BODY REGIONS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECUBITUS; DISEASE COURSE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOAM; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LONG TERM CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEAT; SITTING; SPINE INJURY; ULCER HEALING; UNITED KINGDOM; WHEELCHAIR;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; POSTURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESSURE ULCER; RISK FACTORS; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 70350732787     PISSN: 0965206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtv.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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